{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an9.6/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an9.6","id":"suttacentral_an9.6","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an9.6/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"There S\u0101riputta addressed the mendicants: \u201cReverends, you should distinguish two two kinds of individual: those you should associate with, and those you shouldn\u2019t associate with. You should distinguish two kinds of robes: those you should wear, and those you shouldn\u2019t wear. You should distinguish two kinds of almsfood: that which you should eat, and that which you shouldn\u2019t eat. You should distinguish two kinds of lodging: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent. You should distinguish two kinds of village or town: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent. You should distinguish two kinds of country: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent. \u2018You should distinguish two two kinds of individual: those you should associate with, and those you shouldn\u2019t associate with.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, but why did I say it? Well, should you know of an individual: \u2018When I associate with this individual, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities decline. And the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are hard to come by. And the goal of the ascetic life for which I went forth from the lay life to homelessness is not being fully developed.\u2019 In this case you should leave that individual at that very time of the day or night, without asking. You shouldn\u2019t follow them. Whereas, should you know of an individual: \u2018When I associate with this individual, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities decline. But the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are easy to come by. However, the goal of the ascetic life for which I went forth from the lay life to homelessness is not being fully developed.\u2019 In this case you should leave that individual after reflecting, without asking. You shouldn\u2019t follow them. Well, should you know of an individual: \u2018When I associate with this individual, unskillful qualities decline, and skillful qualities grow. And the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are hard to come by. But the goal of the ascetic life for which I went forth from the lay life to homelessness is being fully developed.\u2019 In this case you should follow that individual after appraisal. You shouldn\u2019t leave them. Whereas, should you know of an individual: \u2018When I associate with this individual, unskillful qualities decline, and skillful qualities grow. And the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are easy to come by. And the goal of the ascetic life for which I went forth from the lay life to homelessness is being fully developed.\u2019 In this case you should follow that individual. You shouldn\u2019t leave them, even if they send you away. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of individual: those you should associate with, and those you shouldn\u2019t associate with.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, and this is why I said it. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of robes: those you should wear, and those you shouldn\u2019t wear.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, but why did I say it? Well, should you know of a robe: \u2018When I wear this robe, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities decline.\u2019 You should not wear that kind of robe. Whereas, should you know of a robe: \u2018When I wear this robe, unskillful qualities decline, and skillful qualities grow.\u2019 You should wear that kind of robe. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of robes: those you should wear, and those you shouldn\u2019t wear.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, and this is why I said it. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of almsfood: that which you should eat, and that which you shouldn\u2019t eat.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, but why did I say it? Well, should you know of almsfood: \u2018When I eat this almsfood, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities decline.\u2019 You should not eat that kind of almsfood. Whereas, should you know of almsfood: \u2018When I eat this almsfood, unskillful qualities decline, and skillful qualities grow.\u2019 You should eat that kind of almsfood. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of almsfood: that which you should eat, and that which you shouldn\u2019t eat.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, and this is why I said it. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of lodging: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, but why did I say it? Well, should you know of a lodging: \u2018When I frequent this lodging, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities decline.\u2019 You should not frequent that kind of lodging. Whereas, should you know of a lodging: \u2018When I frequent this lodging, unskillful qualities decline, and skillful qualities grow.\u2019 You should frequent that kind of lodging. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of lodging: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, and this is why I said it. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of village or town: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, but why did I say it? Well, should you know of a village or town: \u2018When I frequent this village or town, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities decline.\u2019 You should not frequent that kind of village or town. Whereas, should you know of a village or town: \u2018When I frequent this village or town, unskillful qualities decline, and skillful qualities grow.\u2019 You should frequent that kind of village or town. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of village or town: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, and this is why I said it. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of country: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, but why did I say it? Well, should you know of a country: \u2018When I frequent this country, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities decline.\u2019 You should not frequent that kind of country. Whereas, should you know of a country: \u2018When I frequent this country, unskillful qualities decline, and skillful qualities grow.\u2019 You should frequent that kind of country. \u2018You should distinguish two kinds of country: those you should frequent, and those you shouldn\u2019t frequent.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, and this is why I said it.\u201d","title":"Association","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":1044}